My baby she's a long and lean, you mess with her you see a man get mean. Stevie Ray Vaughan More Quotes by Stevie Ray Vaughan More Quotes From Stevie Ray Vaughan You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other - our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That's to help each other, not hurt each other. Stevie Ray Vaughan friendssisterhurt I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk. Stevie Ray Vaughan play-hardguitartunes Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It's the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the amp or the guitar you use. Stevie Ray Vaughan guitarsoundhands Music really is a way to reach out and hold on to each other in a healthy way. Stevie Ray Vaughan reach-outhealthyway I'm just doing the best I can now to keep this going... trying to grow up and remain young at the same time. Stevie Ray Vaughan growing-upyoungtrying Music has become really important now. It's helped me to open up more and take a chance on loving people. Music is a good reason to care. It's just a vehicle though. It's a way to try and give somebody something that you feel. If trying the best I can isn't good enough, I'll just have to try harder next time...it's all I can do. If I do the best I can, then at least I did the best I could in this life The way I like to look at it is....if that's the last time /I ever got to play, I'd better give it everything I've got. Stevie Ray Vaughan playgivingpeople The way people come into your life when you need them, it's wonderful and it happens in so many ways. It's like having an angel. Somebody comes along and helps you get right. Stevie Ray Vaughan angelpeopleneeds It is the human things that make life good, the unexpected kindness, the friendly note, the bracing word, the neighbour's extra loaf of bread she leaves at our back door. Stevie Ray Vaughan good-lifekindnessdoors I was walking around trying to act cool, like I had no fear at all. Stevie Ray Vaughan scaredoppositestrying I don't play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I'm breaking out of jail! Stevie Ray Vaughan finessejailplay While I was sleeping, I had a beautiful dream that all the people of the world got together on the same wavelength and began helping each other. Stevie Ray Vaughan futuredreambeautiful When I play from my mind I get in trouble. Stevie Ray Vaughan troublemindplay That's how it happens, livin life by the drop. Stevie Ray Vaughan happensphilosophy What I am trying to get across to you; is please take of yourselves and those that you love; because that is what we are hear for, that's all we got, and that is all we can take with us. Are you with me? Stevie Ray Vaughan pleasetrying Some of us can be examples about going ahead and growing, and some of us, unfortunately, don't make it there, and end up being examples because they had to die. I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death. Stevie Ray Vaughan rocksthank-godexample I was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get! Stevie Ray Vaughan next-weekyearsthinking I got a lot of paradoxes in my life. I guess I'm a real confused person, but there are some focused parts to my life now, and I'm slowly trying to put all the pieces back together. Stevie Ray Vaughan confusedrealtrying I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn't have any drums. Stevie Ray Vaughan drummerwanted Looking back in front of me, in the mirror a grin. Through eyes of love I see, I'm only looking at a friend. Stevie Ray Vaughan mirrorseyefriendship I mainly use Stratocasters. I like a lot of different kinds of guitars, but for what I do, it seems that a Stratocaster is the most versatile. I can pretty much get any sound out of it, and I use stock pickups. Stevie Ray Vaughan guitardifferentsound
